USN-4280-2: ClamAV vulnerability

clamav vulnerability

A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

Ubuntu 14.04 ESM
Ubuntu 12.04 ESM

Summary

ClamAV could be made to crash if it opened a specially crafted file.

Software Description

clamav – Anti-virus utility for Unix

Details

USN-4280-1 fixed a vulnerability in ClamAV. This update provides
the corresponding update for Ubuntu 12.04 ESM and Ubuntu 14.04 ESM.

Original advisory details:

It was discovered that ClamAV incorrectly handled memory when the
Data-Loss-Prevention (DLP) feature was enabled. A remote attacker could
possibly use this issue to cause ClamAV to crash, resulting in a denial of
service.

Update instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu 14.04 ESM: clamav – 0.102.2+dfsg-0ubuntu0.14.04.1+esm1
Ubuntu 12.04 ESM: clamav – 0.102.2+dfsg-0ubuntu0.12.04.1

To update your system, please follow these instructions: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades.

This update uses a new upstream release, which includes additional bug
fixes. In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary

References

Source: USN-4280-2: ClamAV vulnerability

지락문화예술공작단